Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Visitation and fellowship in memory of Mariel A. Dorman was held Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at the Sanborn Funeral Home chapel in Sanborn.
Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn, with Pastor Joe Bangert officiating. Pallbearers were Jay Downing, Jeffrey Downing, Kenny Downing, Jason Vogel, David Vogel and Andrew Shelton. Honorary pallbearers were all of her grandchildren. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.
Mariel Ann Dorman, daughter of William and Clara (Marquardt) Boyens, was born at Spencer on Oct. 15, 1936. She spent her youth around Primghar along with her sister, Margie. She attended school at Primghar and graduated from Primghar High School with the Class of 1954.
The following summer, Mariel became the bride of Kenneth Dorman on June 18, 1955, at Grace Lutheran Church in Primghar. As a young girl she had also professed her Lutheran faith there. To this union were born four daughters: Diane, Karen, Shari and Kendra.
Kenny and Mariel made their home in Sanborn where they raised their family and became part of the community. Along with caring for her children and home, Mariel discovered she was actually pretty good at bowling and became a member of a Sanborn league. Many friendships were made at the lanes that lasted over the years.
To accommodate Kenny’s work, the family relocated to LeMars in 1986. After his retirement in 2000, they moved back to Sanborn. Mariel was employed as a sales clerk in some local businesses and also at Prairie View Nursing Home. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family or catching up with friends over a cup of coffee. Birdwatching or working on puzzles was another relaxing pastime. She was a long-time member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Mariel passed from this life at her home in Sanborn on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 at the age of 84 years, one month and nine days. Preceding her were her husband, Kenneth; her parents, William and Clara Boyens; her sister and husband, Margie and Roald Johnson; parents-in-law, Marvin and Hulda Dorman; a niece, Betty Christofferson; nephew, Ronnie Johnson; brothers and sisters-in-law: Daryle and Fern McGranahan, Donna and LeRoy Alons, and Bernice Dorman.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Diane “Dee” and Allen Egdorf, of Elkhart; Karen Dorman, of Sanborn; Shari Dorman, of Spencer; and Kendra Dorman, of Sioux City; grandchildren: Jay (Pam) Downing, Jeffrey (Kelli) Downing, Kenny (Amber) Downing, Kara (Scott) Bullerman, Chelise (Doug) Brain, Kallie (Alex) Herink, Jason Vogel, David (Autumn) Vogel, Andrew Shelton, Scott Heath and Khloe Heath; 18 great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Marlow Dorman, of Sanborn; and many other relatives and friends.
